Table 3.

Overall decomposition of change in number of children ever born

Components	Coefficient	95% CI	Percent (%)
E	−4.13***	−4.98-0.39	109.3
C	0.35	−1.96-2.66	−9.3
R	−3.78	−5.90-1.67	100

E = Component representing changing characteristics; C=Component representing changing reproductive behavior; ***p < 0.05